✦ Low in calories ✦ Source of vitamin C ✦ Provides fibre ✦ High in oxalates (caution in kidney disease)

Star fruit, or carambola, is a five-pointed yellow tropical fruit with crisp, juicy flesh. It is low in calories and provides vitamin C, but it is high in oxalates and should be limited by people with kidney issues.

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Preparation note

Eat raw and ripe with the washed skin on to keep vitamin C and fibre.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

32.0
kcal
Energy
0.50
g
Protein
7.30
g
Carbs
1.30
g
Fibre
0.30
g
Fat
7.10
g
Sugars
0.10
g
Saturates
0.01
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 150 mg 8%
Vitamin C 31.0 mg 39%
Phosphorus 15.0 mg 2%
Magnesium 6.00 mg 2%
Vitamin A (RE) 6.00 µg 1%
Calcium 5.00 mg 1%
Iron 0.600 mg 4%
Niacin (B3) 0.400 mg 3%
Copper 0.120 mg 12%
Manganese 0.100 mg 5%
Zinc 0.100 mg 1%
Thiamin (B1) 0.030 mg 3%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.030 mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.100 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.100 g —
Fructose 3.20 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 3.10 g —
Sucrose 0.800 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 25.0 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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